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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-8457303

John L Nau III Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $3.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,719,961

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $34,837,916

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,926,422

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $11,636,849

  • Tax year 2022

    $5,903,572

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $14,624,718

  • Tax year 2021

    $21,604,129

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $22,224,867

  • Tax year 2020

    $6,390,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $39,029,023

  • Tax year 2019

    $695,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $40,949,446

  • Tax year 2018

    $410,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,630,022

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    Education

    $2,666,668
  2. The College Foundation of UVACharlottesville, VA

    Education

    $401,492
  3. University of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    Education

    $301,532
  4. The UT FoundationSan Antonio, TX

    Education

    $200,000
  5. Sul Ross Borderland ResearchAlpine, TX

    Education

    $150,269

Approved for future payment

3 grants

Approved in 2024 and not yet paid.

  1. University of VirginiaCharlottesvle, VA

    Education

    $41,198,468
  2. The College Foundation of UVACharlottesville, VA

    Education

    $1,309,008
  3. Sul Ross Borderland ResearchAlpine, TX

    Education

    $300,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Public affairs1 grant $301,532100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia1 grant $2,666,668
  2. Virginia2 grants $703,024
  3. Texas2 grants $350,269

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John L Nau IIIPRESIDENT, DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Elizabeth Nau StepanianDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Victoria Nau JohnsonDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Robert BoblittSECRETARY, DIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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